Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The heart

The heart — practice question

(a)[2]

The mammalian circulatory system is known as a closed double circulation. Explain why it is called a closed circulation and why it is called a double circulation.

(b(i))[3]

Name structures 1, 2 and 3, as indicated in Fig. 5.2.

(b(ii))[3]

Explain why the wall of chamber Y is thicker than the wall of chamber X, as shown in Fig. 5.3.

(c)[4]

Describe how the contractions of the chambers of the heart are coordinated during one cardiac cycle.

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